Best Places14047, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14047, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
14047 ranks 9,768th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 14047
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
14047's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14047 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 89% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 85% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 14047 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14047
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14047 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,680, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 14047's effective rate of 1.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14047
14047 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 14047.
Who works in 14047, and how
Work in 14047 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 14047
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 14047.
What the weather is like in 14047, month by month
14047 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 14047
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 165 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14047
Schools across 14047 average a B+, better than 89% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Highland Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- William G Houston Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Shore Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Eden Middle & High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14047 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14047 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 14047 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14047
Is 14047 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14047 ranks 9,768th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, low disaster risk, and good schools, and lowest on property taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14047 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,758. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $76,680 median income, cost of living beats 55% of zip codes.
Is 14047 safe?
Yes, 14047 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
Compare 14047 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14047. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14047 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
14047 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14047: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14047: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14047: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14047: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14047 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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